Thursday, October 23, 2008
Inaugural ‘Green India Summit' in Washington, D.C.
Over the last few years India has managed to control energy use even while maintaining a high growth rate said India's Minister of Power Sushil Kumar Shinde at the ‘Green India Summit' held at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. October 15.
The event attended by scores of business representatives and officials, including U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, Indian Ambassador Ronen Sen, and former U.S.Defense Secretary Bill Cohen, was jointly sponsored by the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
"For us in India, sustainable development is an article of faith. We intend to use all available energy resources towards the well being of the people of India: a large percentage of whom have remained deprived from access to commercial energy," Shinde pointed out.
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The event attended by scores of business representatives and officials, including U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, Indian Ambassador Ronen Sen, and former U.S.Defense Secretary Bill Cohen, was jointly sponsored by the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
"For us in India, sustainable development is an article of faith. We intend to use all available energy resources towards the well being of the people of India: a large percentage of whom have remained deprived from access to commercial energy," Shinde pointed out.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: CII, commercial energy, Green India Summit, India's Minister of Power, Indian Ambassador Ronen Sen, Sushil Kumar Shinde, USIBC, Washington
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